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Pretty fucking insane how the Saturn V’s upper stages were hydrogen considering how fast they needed the giant rocket to be made, how little experience anyone had with handling it much less making an engine for it, and von braun’s personal attitude towards it
The safe bet would have been an all-kerolox launcher. Or upper stage hypergolics I guess lol
https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4404/ch12-6.htm
CTRL+F ‘braun’ if you’re autistic and bored this is a pretty interesting read

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